Fine Arts

Category: Music

  • Knoepfel & Wang To Present Faculty Recital Sunday

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    Al

    Two Gustavus Department of Music faculty members, Violist Justin Knoepfel and Pianist Esther Wang, will present a joint faculty recital on Sunday, February 15. This recital will be begin at 1:30 p.m. in Björling Recital Hall. Admission is free. Tickets are not required. Knoepfel and Wang’s recital will open with Bach’s Sonata in G. Minor…

  • Gustavus Wind & Choir Home Concerts Saturday

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    Al

    Following their successful winter concert tours, the Gustavus Choir, under the direction of Conductor Gregory Aune, and Gustavus Wind Orchestra, with Conductor James Patrick Miller, return to the campus to present their Home Concerts on Saturday, February 14. The Wind Orchestra will open the day with their concert at 1:30 p.m. in Björling Recital Hall…

  • Gustavus Wind Orchestra & New Conductor Present Winter Tour

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    Al

    The Gustavus Wind Orchestra, the nation’s oldest collegiate music ensemble west of the Mississippi, will begin its 137th season with its 2015 Winter Concert Tour in Minnesota and Wisconsin. In addition to celebrating its 137th season of making music, the ensemble will introduce new artistic director and conductor James Patrick Miller to the greater Gustavus…

  • Gustavus Choir Embarks on 2015 International Tour to Britain & France

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    Al

    With a touring tradition that dates back to its founding in 1933, the Gustavus Choir has built a legacy of integrating fine choral singing, music education and music appreciation into its programs and concert appearances on, and off, the campus. With this continuing history of excellence, built on its experience of international concert touring that…

  • Christmas in Christ Chapel Live Stream Attracts Thousands

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    Matt Thomas ’00

    As is tradition, Gustavus Adolphus College packed Christ Chapel for five services in three days as part of the College’s 42nd annual Christmas in Christ Chapel, “Tender Rose, Starry Night”. For the first time this year, the College produced a live stream of the Saturday evening service so that alumni and friends of the College all…

  • James Patrick Miller Conducts Stephen Paulus Concerto to GRAMMY Nomination

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    Matt Thomas ’00

    Once again an individual with a Gustavus connection has been nominated for a GRAMMY™ Award. When the nominations for the 57th annual GRAMMY™ Awards were announced on Dec. 5, James Patrick Miller, the Douglas Nimmo Professor of the Gustavus Wind Orchestra was among those nominated in the “Contemporary Classical Composition” category. Dr. Miller was nominated…

  • Annual Michael Johnson Concert at Gustavus Friday

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    Al

    For more than forty-five years, Michael Johnson, singer, song-writer, storyteller, and guitarist, has delighted audiences at Gustavus Adolphus College. The College is delighted to have him back again this year as Michael continues the tradition of performing in Björling Recital Hall on Friday, December 12, at 8:00 p.m. with favorites from his 50-year career and…

  • Gustavus to Live Stream Christmas in Christ Chapel for First Time

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    Matt Thomas ’00

    For the first time in the 42-year history of the event, Christmas in Christ Chapel, the annual holiday tradition at Gustavus Adolphus College, will be live streamed to the public on the evening of Saturday, Dec. 6. Heroic Productions, which annually provides audio, video, and lighting solutions for both Christmas in Christ Chapel and the…

  • Gustavus Choir Invited to Sing at Nordic-American Breakfast

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    Al

    Director Gregory Aune and the Gustavus Choir have been invited to sing at the 30th Annual Nordic-American Thanksgiving Breakfast at the DoubleTree Hotel (7800 Normandale Blvd.) in Bloomington, Minn. on Tuesday, November 25, beginning at 6:30 a.m. Tickets are available online at www.sonsofnorway.com or by calling 612-821-4640. Sponsored annually by the Sons of Norway, the Nordic-American…

  • Percussion Ensemble Sunday at Gustavus

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    Al

    Under the direction of Paul Hill, the Gustavus Percussion Ensemble will present its fall concert in Björling Recital Hall on Sunday, November 23 at 7:00 p.m. The percussion ensemble’s concert is free and open to the public. The performance will open with Baile! Baile! by Gerald Heslip, the Teresa Leach arrangement of Dmitri Shotakovich’s Fantastic…